Sus scrofa
Wild boar
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Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Sus scrofa |
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| Location | captive at Dierenpark Planckendael, Belgium |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Wild boar |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Marieke Kuijpers |
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